Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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